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Classical Music, Opera, Theatre
Concert format opera performance in three acts, with two intermissions, in Italian
Turandot, based on a story by Carlo Gozzi and eventually completed after the composer's death by Franco Alfano, is one of the most popular operas of all time. This concert-format production of Puccini's final work by the Hungarian National Orchestra and Choir features a true cavalcade of international star soloists, with Ukrainian soprano Oksana Dyka singing the title role, the South Korean tenor Alfred Kim taking on the famous aria Nessun dorma as Prince Calaf, and the Italian soprano Selene Zanetti appearing as the self-sacrificing Liu, all joined by the outstanding Hungarian artists Géza Gábor, Zoltán Kelemen, Donát Varga, Zoltán Megyesi, László Kálmán and István Gáspár in the other roles. Taking the conductor's podium will be a true Italian opera specialist in the form of Carlo Montanaro.
Program and cast
Conductor: Carlo Montanaro
Turandot: Oksana Dyka
Calaf: Alfred Kim
Liu: Selene Zanetti
Timur: Géza Gábor
Ping: Zoltán Kelemen
Pong: Donát Varga
Pang: Zoltán Megyesi
Emperor Altoum/ Prince of Persia: László Kálmán
A Mandarin: István Gáspár
Children's Choir of the Zoltán Kodály Hungarian Choir School (choirmasters: Ferenc Sapszon, Borbála Sapszon)
Hungarian National Choir (choirmaster: Csaba Somos)
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Palace of Arts Müpa Budapest
When Müpa Budapest, Hungary and its capital's new cultural hub, opened in 2005, it was built to represent more than 100 years of Hungarian cultural history. As a conglomeration of cultural venues, the building has no precedent in 20th century Hungarian architecture and has no peers in the whole of Central Europe.
The creators of this ambitious project, the Trigránit Development Corporation, prime contractor Arcadom Construction and the Zoboki, Demeter and Partners Architectural Office, were driven by the desire to create a new European cultural citadel as part of the new Millennium City Centre complex along the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Danube waterfront. The result is a facility whose construction quality, appearance, functionality and 21st century technological infrastructure makes it ideally suited to productions of the highest standard. The building is also highly versatile and equipped to host performances of any genre and almost any scale.
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